Opinion
Developing and utilizing new technology always has been key to advancing the rubber industry. And those companies that are at the forefront of such developments give themselves a better chance for long-term growth and survival.
How bad has it gotten for auto shows? It looks like the Frankfurt show is leaving Frankfurt.
It has been apparent for months, but seems more obvious now: 2020 will be an unusually difficult year for legislative business, possibly a historically difficult one.
It's still early in 2020, and I want to take this opportunity to share some happenings here on the Rubber & Plastics News editorial team. You're going to see some new names atop the stories in our print issue and across our digital platforms, and some introductions are in order.
OEMs that outsource components to foreign producers to cut costs soon will learn—if they haven't already—that their parts are lost at sea.
Thombert is in the minority of family businesses, but in a good way, as the leadership reins are being passed on to a third generation of the Smith family.
Goodyear's tire factory in Gadsden, Ala., has been a part of the company's manufacturing footprint for more than 90 years, and the facility has had more than its share of ups and downs. It's been slated for shutdown on more than one occasion, only to be saved from the brink.
AirBoss of America Corp. is far from the company that was founded as Iatco Industries Inc. way back in 1989. That firm was started with the hopes of making its way in the tire industry by marketing a niche product that basically consisted of molded rubber tread segments that were attached to a rim.
